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Life is something not many of us are ready to lose. From elixirs to genetic tinkering, over the years humans have searched for ways of lengthening our time here on Earth. Some have even tried to define what the process of getting older actually is. Is it a way of ensuring that the younger – and hence the fittest – get a decent go at reproducing and not their ageing parents? Or is it the result of an accumulation of negative events – such as mutations – ultimately leading to death? Or are we given a certain amount of energy to be spent in a lifetime, which is distributed between reproducing and maintaining our organism?
No one is in a position to give a definite answer yet. Perhaps no one ever will be. However, it is becoming quite clear that there are genes which have direct roles in an organism's lifespan. One such gene is known as Pha-4 whose product is the protein transcription factor Pha-4. And it is found in the worm Caenorhabditis elegans.
Pha-4 has two roles. It is involved in C.elegans embryogenesis and, more specifically, in the proper development of its pharynx. When C.elegans is an adult, however, Pha-4 has a very different activity – when the worm is put onto a calorie-restricted diet, Pha-4 bestows on the worm the faculty to live a little longer. How? The precise mechanism is still poorly understood but in environments where there is enough food, albeit poor in calories, the transcription factor stimulates the production of other proteins involved in the worm's energy homeostasis.
The effect of a calorie-restricted diet on an organism's lifespan is nothing new; it had already made the headlines in the 1930s. What is new, however, is that researchers have managed to put their finger on a gene which is directly linked to how long a worm will stick around...
Could something of the like exist in humans? Perhaps. Pha-4 is similar to what is known as the FoxA family of proteins, and FoxA proteins are involved in glucose homeostasis – an important source of energy. Yet again though, humans are not worms and things are not so simple. Will one sole gene ever prove to be the switch for 'staying young' or 'getting old'? It is hard to believe. In between times, there is nothing to prevent us from keeping to a calorie-restricted diet. You never know.


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I have been really pondering this issue since the beginning. I have a relatively new machine that I installed less than 2 months ago: It's working pretty nice in Windows XP land. However, it was a futile effort, because it was going to be assimilated to the new version once it came out. So the preparations were taking place since day 1.
The biggest thing was to back up the system. Now the old machine was cleaned up, and now it serves as part of the backup process. I also use an online service to backup important files off-site. It does the backup in the background and like I said – It's off-site, so if the drive dies, or anything happens in the home, I can restore that data.
Finally, I used an Imaging program to make a duplicate copy of the C: drive as it is. The C: drive is only the Operating system. The data is on the D: drive, which is backed up via the off-site and old machine. This will just allow me to bring the computer back to the last thing I did on XP.
However, there is one more step here: I will switch out my C: drive with a fully blank hard drive. A SATA 80 GB drive is where the OS gets housed. By swapping the drive, I will have a clean drive separate from the XP partition. Further, I don't want Windows7 to do anything to the XP side just yet – therefore I will be disconnecting that hard drive completely.
There is another partition I have, and that is a Ubuntu setup. Next week, the newest version of Ubuntu will be coming out, therefore I will be creating a new partition at that time. 3 separate hard drives for 3 Operating systems.
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There is one more thing about this install – 32 bit or 64 OS. The new version of Windows7 comes with both. I got a computer that will work in 64 bit mode, the reality will boil down to whether the programs and hardware I run will work in the 64 bit OS. I will be starting with the 64 bit version and make the assessment to whether it will satisfy my need. Further, if I put on the Virtual XP mode, I should be able to run the programs that don't work right in Windows7.
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Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Michael Martin's Statement Poses More Questions for the Police (And Himself)
The Speaker's statement was far more controversial than most of us were expecting. Effectively he fingered the Police, as well as demonstrating that the Serjeant at Arms is clearly not up to her job. Martin said he did not consent to the searching of the offices and said Jill Pay should not have approved the search without asking for a warrant. He said the Police should have told her she was able to deny permission without a warrant. Clearly, she should have known that.
Michael Martin was clearly angry about what had happened, but he did not make clear that the buck stopped with him, and not Jill Pay. He was informed on Wednesday evening of the fact that an MP's office might be searched. Martin has told us what Jill Pay told him, but not what he said to her. Did he just listen? Did he not ask Jill Pay about the warrant issue? If not, he should have done so.
This statement is clearly damaging the Speaker even more than I thought possible. But it is also hugely damaging to the Metropolitan Police. Several MPs raised Points of Order (including Labour's David Winnick) demanding that the senior policemen responsible should be brought to the Bar of the House to explain their behaviour.
The granting of a debate on the issue on Monday and the creation of a Committee of Seven Wise MPs may buy Speaker Martin time. But he is a broken man, both politically and personally. One could almost feel the sympathy MPs felt for him. No one was willing to stick the boot in. But surely even his doughtiest defender would admit that his status and credibility is now terminally damaged.
Jill Pay is a convenient scapegoat. She was clearly underinformed and made a bad call. But if she is made to pay for this with her job, then I am afraid she should not be the only one.
78 comments:
- Eddie 180 said...
So the Speaker was advised that there may be a search, and what did he do?
Did he ask if there was a warrant?
Did he investigate further?
Did he take control of the situation?
He may not have been aware that there was no warrant - but that is because he had not asked the most basic of questions.
He should resign.
But just like Labour Ministers, it appears he will need to be dragged out screaming. - December 03, 2008 3:09 pm
- Unknown said...
Have neither the Speaker nor the S-at-A watched a police drama on the television? Don't they know that the first thing that you ask the police if they come knocking on your door is "Do you have a warrant?"
- December 03, 2008 3:13 pm
- Richard Abbot said...
All this is the inevitable consequence of MP's abdicating their powers to the EU, quangos, and the executive, over many years. Family friendly hours were just a smokescreen for less parliamentary scrutiny. 1997 wiped out the best brains of the Tory benches and replaced them with droids. Party allegiance is not relevant - give me Tony Benn and Enoch Powell any day over the faceless automatons on both sides of the house.
Edward Heath was right when he said that '..parliament is the cockpit of democracy'. A weak Parliament will always lead to exactly where we are now.
Hopefully, this will be a wake up call, but I doubt it. - December 03, 2008 3:20 pm
- Dick the Prick said...
Dave's pulling off a blinder of a speech.
- December 03, 2008 3:27 pm
- Jonny Mac said...
It seems Her Maj had the right idea when she broke with convention and refused to give Jill Pay an audience on her appointment, apparently because she (HM) was angry that the post had been downgraded and given to someone who isn't up to the job.
But of course, ultimate responsibility lies with the buffoon Martin. - December 03, 2008 3:28 pm
- strapworld said...
Martin himself downgraded the Sergeant at Arms role! So he must take the blame for her appointment.
Even if charged, Damian Green would have it thrown out by the Judge because of the breach of process by the Police.
I believe, now, that the acting commissioner and Bob Quick can now no longer have dreams of the Commissioner's job! - December 03, 2008 3:28 pm
- JohnofEnfield said...
The HoC staff from Martin down are hung out to dry. The Met police are in deep trouble - especially two specific individuals
When they have been dealt with where does it leave Ms J Smith?
Absolutely none of her arguments are now relevant to the issue at hand. At very least she, GB & Mandy have come across as partisan & lacking statemanship. - December 03, 2008 3:31 pm
- John Coles said...
The MET is rotten. Firstly there is Blair, the political policeman - thank God he's gone. Then there is that high-ranking Asian officer who had to be paid nearly a million to withdraw his claims of race prejudice. Then, behold the antics of another one-time senior officer in the Australian jungle - perceptively labeled by a young 20 year old man as "spineless". And now this - a senior officer gaining entry to the House of Commons by deceit.
Clear out the senior ranks. Sack the lot. A fresh start is needed. - December 03, 2008 3:32 pm
- Wrinkled Weasel said...
I don't know much about Jill Pay, but it looks as if she is being scapegoated. From all the current jockeying for position, I wouldn't be surprised if somebody doesn't start squealing like a stuck pig - and then who knows? The trail, which most certainly leads to Gordon Brown, will be revealed. I can't wait.
- December 03, 2008 3:35 pm
- Dick the Prick said...
Tony Wright's a prick (no relation)
- December 03, 2008 3:35 pm
Not sure, Iain, if you're watching Cameron's speech in the QS debate, but the Labour benches are very thinly populated, and the Labour backbenchers are embarrassing themselves in their defence of the indefensible.
- December 03, 2008 3:36 pm
- Dick the Prick said...
John Reid's a complete prick (2nd cousin twice removed - we don't talk about it).
- December 03, 2008 3:40 pm
- Did NWO Fabians murder John Smith MP? said...
A totally hopeless performance.
- December 03, 2008 3:41 pm
- Armchair Sceptic said...
Martin's position is now untenable.
Meanwhile, many Labour MPs are closing ranks on GreenGate, but they would, wouldn't they? The overpaid thuggish Labour whips have no doubt bullied them. Disgusting Labour drivel. - December 03, 2008 3:45 pm
- Dick the Prick said...
It's all very well hiring a war time consgliere, but you need the Don. All Mandy's done is to make the Taglianni's harder.
Rememeber today - it's done. - December 03, 2008 3:47 pm
- not an economist said...
No doubt if Martin left Labour would replace him with a thoroughly impartial observer of parliamentary politics.
Skinner for instance. - December 03, 2008 3:59 pm
- Dick the Prick said...
Curious tone being adopted - is this humble??
- December 03, 2008 4:02 pm
- Yak40 said...
No one was willing to stick the boot in.
Why not ?
Has it still not sunk in that the lefties regard all politics as war and winning is all that matters ?
Gentlemanly debate might be fun but won't make converts with most voters, who don't even follow Westminster happenings.
The Tories should be 30% ahead by now given events of the last year or two. - December 03, 2008 4:02 pm
- Dick the Prick said...
Afghan? Where's that? Next door neighbours' dog.
WV: worse hmm..than what? - December 03, 2008 4:04 pm
- Dick the Prick said...
Why's he tonking the desk and using the first person plural?
Quality twitter Iain, d'oh! - December 03, 2008 4:08 pm
- Doug said...
Iain - on your twitter updates about Mr Green's name you spell Green thus - Gfreen.
- December 03, 2008 4:09 pm
- jailhouselawyer said...
It gives me great pleasure to state that I have
No regrets
when it comes down to explaining why Iain Dale has got it wrong once again.
The legal maxim "ignorance of the law is no excuse" applies. It is the police and the Serjeant at Arms who have done nothing wrong.
Will the Tories now stop frying red herrings as it only serves as a smoke screen? - December 03, 2008 4:09 pm
- Withering Vine said...
The question of the Serjeant at Arms consenting (apparently inadvertently) without the prior issue of a warrant is a red herring. A warrant for the search of the House of Commons would be unconstitutional without prior consent of the House. This is completely back to front.
The Speaker's proposal for a new protocol permitting warrants to be issued against the House is also completely misconceived, for the same reason. - December 03, 2008 4:10 pm
- Dick the Prick said...
This is where the bear traps have been set. Ideological Tories talking shite - ah, Micky Howard get the crowd. Tense moments.
- December 03, 2008 4:12 pm
- Dick the Prick said...
Oooh - Harman lectured Darling there. Chide that child Harry, chide him. Have offers been made? Is there an understanding?
- December 03, 2008 4:15 pm
grateful Speaker Martin and the Sargent at arms are not in charge of the nations child protection. May be when she becomes free Ms Shoesmith can apply for one of their jobs,
It will be an improvement.
Word verification plaques -- bless! its my day for 'em today - December 03, 2008 4:16 pm
- Dick the Prick said...
This is a standard ramp which won't help - calmer heads required.
- December 03, 2008 4:19 pm
- Dick the Prick said...
What the hell do I know - it's working. FFFFFffrreeeaaakkk.
- December 03, 2008 4:20 pm
- Chris Paul said...
Has Dick the Prick been powdering their nose? Bit manic.
And don't worry Iain, we cannot libel an anonymous cokey troll. - December 03, 2008 4:24 pm
- The Annoying One said...
Can someone just confirm for me that a Warrant was needed? As far as I can tell section 18 of C60 of PACE 1984 gives the police power to search the premises of a person arrested for an arrestable offence (see http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?LegType=All+Primary&PageNumber=8&NavFrom=2&parentActiveTextDocId=0&activetextdocid=1871578)...
I assume misconduct in a public office is a arrestable offence, if its not i'd like to stand corrected.
I have not been given reason to believe that this section is not still enforced and again if its not, i'm happy to be corrected. - December 03, 2008 4:28 pm
- Pete Wass said...
I'm with withering vine on this one.
The serjeant at arms had no business giving consent regardless of a warrant, and as such should be sacked. The speaker should have made this clear to her on any of the occasions he admits they spoke, and also to the acting commissioner when they spoke, and as such he should be replaced. - December 03, 2008 4:30 pm
- jailhouselawyer said...
A warrant is not necessary if consent is given.
- December 03, 2008 4:31 pm
It's quite a mess isn't it - Martin's statement basically admitted that there were serious flaws with the way that the affair was handled: The Sgt at Arms should definitely have demanded a warrant, most people in the street would know this - why didn't she?
Brown really hasn't had a response for this, Howard, Cameron & Co have been very good so far: Brown's just panicking, him being pressed from various sides for a clear answer results in huffy looks at the speaker, papers thrown to one side and a look that could kill. You can guarantee that some small animal is going to be getting his clunking boot up it's arse after this session. - December 03, 2008 4:37 pm
- The Annoying One said...
Jailhouselawyer: I'm questioning the requirement for the warrant. According to my reading of that section, the Police have the POWER to go an inspect the property following an arrest, which would make a warrant unnecessary.
It does fly in the face of the comment by the speaker that entry could have been refused. If that section is law, then entry could not be refused as the Police had legal authority to enter and search.
I also haven't heard anything about a warrant for the other properties searched, i might be wrong but if the Police were acting under this section then they had the authority to act as they did. - December 03, 2008 4:41 pm
- Man in a Shed said...
Interestingly Gerlad Warner makes the point that Martin removed responsibility for everywhere outside the chamber at Westminster from the Sergeant at arms when he got rid of the man he didn't like and installed the current person.
- December 03, 2008 4:41 pm
- Goodnight Vienna said...
Withering Vine @ 4.10 has an excellent point and it shouldn't be allowed to get lost in all the smoke and waffle we can expect between now and Monday's 'debate' - a debate, btw, which will have its parameters set by the government.
- December 03, 2008 4:47 pm
- Dick the Prick said...
Cheers Chris - always a pleasure err.. never a chore. Some of us have spent years studying PPE to work for the civil service and be completely disillusioned. Mae maxima etc.
- December 03, 2008 4:48 pm
- Jimmy said...
An arrest entitles police to search premises occupied or controlled by the arrestee. I assume that the complaint proceeds on the basis that Green is not the occupier of controller of his commons office. I must admit I had assumed that he was. Assuming this to be correct it was wrong for the police not to bring the S@A's attention to her right to object. In view of the sensitivity she should have exercised that right. the speaker should indeed have been more actively involved. That this approach will be taken on a going forward basis seems eminently sensible. Was there anything else?
- December 03, 2008 4:48 pm
- OBC News said...
"Does the Prime Minister share Mr Speaker's regret that [Green's] office was searched by the Police without a warrant?" (asked 3 times by different Tory MPs).
Brown: "That is for the inquiry to decide."
Howard has been on form this afternoon. - December 03, 2008 4:53 pm
- Withering Vine said...
In case anyone is misreading my posting at 4:10, the consequence of the point I was making is that leaving aside issues of judgement - on that there seems to have been a general cock-up - the Serjeant at Arms followed the correct procedure, since a warrant couldn't have been issued without consent, and if consent were to be given then there is no need for a warrant.
Hence, as I said, the warrant point is a red herring.
The Speaker was confessing to an error of procedure that he did not make. I suppose that may be seen as better than confessing to an error of judgement. - December 03, 2008 4:58 pm
Jailhouselawyer wrote:
The legal maxim "ignorance of the law is no excuse" applies. It is the police and the Serjeant at Arms who have done nothing wrong
That is the most breathtakingly idiotic post I have ever seen on any thread - and the competition is hot. - December 03, 2008 5:02 pm
- Unknown said...
Annoying One, you're right: section 18 permits search without a warrant here. The search seems to have been lawful - and the Speaker didn't say he thought otherwise. You're right that the question of a warrant is a complete red herring, which the Speaker is now bringing out (a) as a sop, to make people think insisting on a warrant is somehow respecting Parliamentary privilege, which is also a red herring and (b) so as to blame his staff.
If he thinks a warrant was necessary, he knew an arrest was coming and failed to instruct his staff properly, then he's the one who should go. In fact, Jill Pay did nothing wrong, and the only minor thing the police may have done wrong as a matter of law (I'm not saying the arrest was a good call) is not make absolutely clear consent could be refused. Mind you, it's not totally clear under the Code that they even have to do that. The relevant PACE Code is here - see para. 4.3. - December 03, 2008 5:05 pm
That is the most breathtakingly idiotic post I have ever seen on any thread - and the competition is hot.
Yes it was a rather stupid statement, it does however raise the question of why the Sergeant at Arms was ignorant of even the most basic legal frameworks? Surely it should be a requirement for her to know her and parliaments rights in order for her to do her job? - December 03, 2008 5:07 pm
- Unknown said...
Actually on reflection para. 5 of the PACE Code is probably most relevant - to searches with consent. The only issues is whether they breached para. 5.2 - and they might reasonably argue that the exception in para. 5.4 applied.
- December 03, 2008 5:12 pm
- Eddie 180 said...
Gordon Browns mortgage rescue plan for homeowners that he has announced today is storing up long term problems for many, that will fall on the taxpayer.
Peston has explained that where somebody falls on hard times they can reduce their mortgage payment, the unpaid part will be rolled up and guaranteed by the State.
The scheme is for 2 years - putting the problems nicely into the next Governments tenure.
Those most at risk are likely to be those with the largest mortgages as a percentage of their property value - so if the plug is ultimately pulled, there may be negative equity and the taxpayers guaranteed part will be lost in full.
Of course the banks have signed up to it. If they pull the plug now, they suffer the negative equity themselves. If they use the government scheme, it is a one way bet, with the chance to avoid losing out on negative equity through repossession.
So the Government is not just guaranteeing the banks, but now some mortgage holders - at what point does the taxpayer stop taking on extra risk?
One final thing - the idea that Norther Rock will now wait 6 months before starting repossession needs to be looked into. The report does not refer to 6 months arrears, just 6 months from going into arrears - quite a different thing. Banks have traditionally waited for 3 months of arrears to accrue before taking legal action. - December 03, 2008 5:13 pm
- Wyrdtimes said...
I serve the house and the house alone?
Or am I mistaken? - December 03, 2008 5:15 pm
- Jabba the Cat said...
The whole business serves as a perfect metaphor for the Nu Lab project. The election, appointment and promotion of people into jobs well beyond their capability and understanding.
This is evidenced at various levels, incompetents like Brown and Darling at the steering wheel driving the economy into the cliffs of Dover, and similarly the bungling by Gorbals Mick and his incompetent assistants in the running of Parliament.
They should all go forthwith and let someone else take the helm. - December 03, 2008 5:25 pm
- Adam Penny said...
If there is an onus on the police to do this then they are clearly primarily at fault, although I do find it curious that the Sergeant at Arms might sign something without it occurring to her what she was signing for. I'll be interested to see the police's response to this.
Seriously though, did anyone think he actually did quite a good job as a Speaker today?
One final thought, didn't anyone find it a bit ridiculous Gordon Brown continually refusing to answer questions 'because of the inquiry' when pretty much all of the relevant information for the specific questions asked was already available in the House? Ken Clarke's question in particular wasn't prone to prejudice anything in my view. - December 03, 2008 5:25 pm
- girlie_boi said...
Oh Mike O'Brien is digging one hell of a hole for himself on BBC Parliament right now. He is basically saying that the arrested civil servant joined the civil service to delibreately leak information to the Conservative Party! Peter Bottomley is raising points of order and Sir Alan Haslehurst has just practically reprimanded Mike O'Brien!
David McClean is calling for David Normington and Gus O'Donnell to resign! - December 03, 2008 5:27 pm
- Erskine May said...
Head of Legal and others rather miss the point that the Palace of Westminster has a special legal status and the law of Parliament applies. If it is held that the material held within Parliament is legally privileged, then the police do not have the power to search.
- December 03, 2008 5:31 pm
- Jimmy said...
How does a "practical" reprimand differ from a reprimand?
- December 03, 2008 5:33 pm
- Jimmy said...
To listen to some of the barrack room lawyers on here you'd think MPs had more powers than Superman. Parliamentary Privilege has absolutely nothing to do with this.
- December 03, 2008 5:35 pm
- Withering Vine said...
Head of Legal: Are you saying that you think that PACE applies to the Palace of Westminster? That seems very doubtful to me. It would comprise a clear breach of privilege.
- December 03, 2008 5:38 pm
- Ed said...
I doubt that the Sargent at Arms even had the authority to give consent to the search of Mr Green's private office. Only Mr Green can give consent, or the search should have taken place under warrant.
The police should have known this and should not have used the consent as authorisation to proceed in the way they did. They appear to have become to big for their boots on this, hubris seems to have been driving them forward. Their attitude is clearly seen in the video recently uploaded.
Speaker Martin was definitely asleep on the job when he was called by the Sargent at Arms. Anyone with an ounce of common sense would have asked under what authority the police were intending entering the HoC. - December 03, 2008 5:43 pm
- Weygand said...
As has been mentioned, does not the whole charade sum up this government;
cowardly manipulation, poorly conceived plan, failure of enterprise, attempt to conceal the facts, misleading denials of ministerial involvement, bluster, blaming others, enquiry revealing shocking levels of ignorance and incompetence - sacking of some numb-nuts minion who carries the can.
Repeat ad nauseam.
What a stinking, foul, useless lot they all are. - December 03, 2008 5:43 pm
- Unknown said...
Yes, Withering Vine, I am saying PACE applies! If it didn't, then what would sense would talk of warrants make? The Police apply for search warrants... under PACE.
Jimmy's right: this isn't about Parliamentary privilege at all. Parliamentary privilege does not extend to giving MPs any protection from criminal arrest and search.
And Erskine May is quite wrong: this is nothing to do with legal privilege, which is about legal advice. If the police had found legally privileged material in Damian Green's office, it'd have been protected from seizure just the same as anyone else legally privileged material. - December 03, 2008 5:46 pm
- Adam Penny said...
I don't pretend to have legal expertise, but I did a little search on the net and found cases in the UK where a solicitor was arrested and his office searched, which presumably included priveleged information.
I always thought legal premises were no go for police. - December 03, 2008 5:47 pm
- Withering Vine said...
Head of Legal: Sorry, I just think you are wrong. The issue of a warrant for the entry and search of the House of Commons is unconstitutional and a breach of privilege. The Serjeant at Arms could have sent the police packing, even if they were clutching a warrant.
You are right that the question of issuing a warrant is a red herring, but for the wrong reason. - December 03, 2008 5:48 pm
- Jimmy said...
"The issue of a warrant for the entry and search of the House of Commons is unconstitutional and a breach of privilege."
Says who? - December 03, 2008 5:54 pm
- girlie_boi said...
The point is missed somewhat IMHO. Yes there is Parliamentary privilege but the overriding concept is one of Parliamentary Sovereignty. I have severe doubts (althoug not he Speaker apparently) that a Warrant could even lawfully be issued in respect of an office on the Parliamentary Estate. Warrants are usually issued pursuant to S8 of PACE 1984 and are issued by a Magistrate after taking information on Oath from the Applicant.
Now can it be lawful for an inferior court to issue a Warrant in respect of an office in what is actually a superior court? Parliament is after all a Court and the Parliamentary precints are a ROYAL PALACE. It can be argued that by issuing a warrant the Court would be interfering with the operation of Parliament. It is an interesting 'moot' point and one which I don't think has been properly addressed.
As for S18 PACE 1984 yes that DOES permit a search of premises once a person has been arrested. However, it requires the written authority of an officer of at least Inspector Rank and has very limited scope.
The searches of Green's home and non Parliamentary Estate office could have been conducted AFTER arrest under S32 PACE 1984. There are questions about whether or not the arrest should have occured (in my view it should not) but once the arrest had taken place the other 3 searches were lawful. It is just the one in Parliament itself which is legally flawed. - December 03, 2008 5:55 pm
- Francis Horner said...
Forgive me if this has been covered, but there seem to be two important points not really being picked up here, neither of which is effected by the warrant / no warrant business:
1) Its been widely reported that the S@A's role was downgraded recently, and her responsibility is now only for the Commons chamber itself - if so, how can she legally grant permission for the police to search an MP's office?
2) When Mr Green's house was raided, Mrs Green prevented the police taking away her documents / PC etc because they contained, amongst other things, legally privileged correspondence with her clients. Isn't MPs' correspondence with constituents similarly protected, if so why was that taken? (Or rather, why didn't the Commons authorities prevent it from being taken?) - December 03, 2008 5:57 pm
- Unknown said...
Think what you like, Withering Vine: I'll be happy to admit you're right if you can cite me the section of PACE which exempts Parliament, or the case which establishes the point you're making. I think what you say about warrants shows you're out of line with what most people think, on all sides - that a warrant could be applied for and exercised in relation to the Palace of Westminster.
Adam, it's not that legal premises are a no-go. Legal privilege is about legal advice - the police can't simply seize anyone's legal advice - that's why searches of lawyers' offices are tricky. There's no problem searching a solicitor's office to find drugs, arms, laundered cash etc.. And anyway, this is all irrelevant: legal privilege is wholly and entirely different from Parliamentary privilege, which, as Jimmy has rightly said, does not prevent criminal arrest of MPs or search of their premises.
The Joint Committee on Parliamentary Privilege said in 1999 -
The privilege (freedom from arrest) appears never to have applied to members of either House in respect of criminal charges, or to any matter which includes an element of criminality.
See para. 326 of its report. - December 03, 2008 5:59 pm
- Withering Vine said...
Jimmy: Says Erksine May (although it will be next week before I have my copy available to me), principles established at the time of the Commonwealth and possibly also article 9 of the Bill of Rights (although that may be more contentious).
girlie_boi: The Speaker's statement was not concerned with the search of Mr Green's home. Privilege is irrelevant to that. What you say is not wrong, but not the point that the original article was dealing with. - December 03, 2008 6:00 pm
- Unknown said...
It's nothing to do with Parliamentary sovereignty, girlie boi. Parliamentary sovereignty means Parliament can make or unmake any law, and no one can set aside its laws. It's about its power to legislate, not its privileges.
- December 03, 2008 6:03 pm
- Withering Vine said...
Head of legal: That's the wrong way round. Parliament can certainly by enactment give up its privileges - as was done (in part) in the Data Protection Act 1998 - but you would need to show a specific provision in the Police and Criminal Evidence Act applying its provisions to the House of Commons. I do not have the Act in front of me. Does it have one?
- December 03, 2008 6:04 pm
- Unknown said...
No, it doesn't, but I don't think one is needed, because as I keep saying, no privilege is involved here. You obviously don't agree with the JCPP in the report I've cited.
- December 03, 2008 6:08 pm
- Jimmy said...
I did a very quick online search and found the following Erskine May quote:
"serving or executing civil or criminal process within the precincts of either House while the House is sitting without obtaining the leave of the House is a contempt."
This would seem to imply at least that on a day the House was not sitting, there was no contempt. It would also appear that other restrictions on searches and arrests in Commonwealth Parliaments have been imposed either by statute (in Canada) or written protocol (in Australia), which would seem to imply that such restrictions did not exist at Common Law. - December 03, 2008 6:14 pm
- Withering Vine said...
Head of Legal: This is getting rather tedious. Privilege is involved in anyone other than the House itself exercising the powers of the Crown (which includes judicial powers) within the precincts of the Palace of Westminster. Without consent of the House (or the prior giving up of that privilege) they simply cannot do it. This issue was settled when Charles I lost the civil war.
Your extract was concerned with the arrest of members for criminal offences. There is no problem with an arrest provided it is not done in the precincts of the Palace of Westminster. It used to be said it could not be done while Parliament was sitting even outside the precincts, but that is no longer the case. Neither is there a problem with the issue of a warrant in respect of an MP's home. - December 03, 2008 6:16 pm
- Unknown said...
I'm sorry you think it's tedious, Vine. But if you're right on this, how come no one in Parliament seems to think no search could be conducted even with a warrant? It's not just me you're saying is wrong: everyone in Parliament is wrong, on your view.
Anyway, perhaps you're right and we should shut up about this now: readers can make up their own minds who's right, and I'm quite happy to be shown I'm wrong.
The real issue here (as I keep saying on my own blog) is nothing to do with privilege, but the abuse by ministers and police of this old, ill-defined common-law offence against a civil servant and an MP to enforce secrecy by the most authoritarian means - simply to protect the government from embarrassment. - December 03, 2008 6:23 pm
- Withering Vine said...
Head of Legal: I do not think you can conclude what "everyone in Parliament" thinks. Going back to the original point, as I said "The Serjeant at Arms could have sent the police packing, even if they were clutching a warrant."
Best, as you say, to move on to something else. - December 03, 2008 6:30 pm
- Tony said...
"The House of Commons distinguished itself this afternoon. There was no ranting, no raving, no play acting, and most of all not too much sign of party politics. It was an occasion when the House of Commons rose to the occasion and showed that it can behave itself when it needs to."
And just think, if we were not predominantly governed by the EU it could be our sole legislative entity too.
I find it incredible that Jill Pay went off to seek legal advice in the Palace of Westminster - a place stuffed to the rafters with lawyers - and no one advised her that she did not have to grant access to the police unless they had a warrant.
There is something very peculiar about this whole caper and the police do themselves no credit by
a) investigating in the first place instead of telling the Home Office to deal with the leak themselves
b) using the tactics they did to gain access to Damian Green's office when it was probable a search warrant would be refused as he was not suspected of a serious arrestable offence. - December 03, 2008 6:30 pm
- Trumpeter Lanfried said...
It seems to me the Government front bench has badly misjudged this issue. Peter Mandleson yesterday, and Jacqui Smith, earlier today, had clearly decided to go in hard against the Tories and now the phrase 'potential breach of security' is being bandied about. But it won't wash. It won't wash with the public and it won't wash with their own backbenchers.
Also: Gordon Brown's habit of ostentatiously laughing when David Cameron is speaking is becoming tedious. I suggest someone punches him on the nose to teach him some manners. - December 03, 2008 6:38 pm
- Erskine May said...
Parliamentary privilege encompasses a range of rights and privileges claimed over time by both Houses of Parliament. Parliamentary privilege in respect of proceedings in Parliament is only one part of privilege and the only part covered by statute. There is privilege designed to protect members individually in fulfilling their duties and there is privilege claimed collectively by each House. What happended in respect of the search of Damian Green's office does not relate to proceedings in Parliament. However, it is for the Commons to determine if it breaches any of the other privileges it claims for itself or its members, for example in respect of obstructing members in fulfilling their duties.
- December 03, 2008 6:50 pm
- Unknown said...
Now we have had the fantasy lets hope we get to know what really happenened....
We need to know about the warrants and who signed them and why.
We need to know if the Home Secretary was involved.
We need some good good leaks from the Police - why should they carry the can!
And we need to hear from the S-at-A. - December 03, 2008 7:06 pm
- Carl Eve said...
Iain - your comment on this please...
1st December 2008 Chief Constable Ken Jones and President of ACPO said: "The last 48 hours has seen a good deal of speculation and critical commentary around the recent arrest of Damian Green MP. Such a reaction was inevitable but there comes a time to step back, suspend judgment and allow due process to run its course. The Home Office occupies a unique position in government, with responsibility for decisions on crime and terrorism which affect the safety and security of everyone. To meet that responsibility in a way which delivers effective law enforcement to the people of our country requires complete trust between government, law enforcement and intelligence agencies. Leaks can and do erode that trust, particularly given the critical and sensitive nature of information the Home Office handles. In recent times ACPO has shared the concerns of the Permanent Secretary regarding leaks from his department. The Metropolitan Police Service was properly asked to assist.
"The police service always strives to operate in the broader public interest, and not in the interests of any political party, group or government. This is an increasingly difficult task for the service but it is not one we will shirk. The independence of UK law enforcement from undue influence and pressure is the jewel in the crown in our system of criminal justice. We should protect that principle, even when inconvenient, as it occasionally is. If an investigation reveals that any person may be involved in wrongdoing then they have the right to expect that we will investigate the matter in ways which seek to get at the truth and either sustain the allegation or exonerate them. No one can be above the law. The good reputation of our Parliament turns, to an extent, on its willingness to demonstrate its support for this principle when necessary. Enquiries of this sort provide assurance that no person under investigation, regardless of station, shall be given an opportunity to influence an enquiry in their favour.
"There are now several avenues open whereby the MPS can properly be asked to give an account in due course. Meanwhile, to repeat an earlier point, we need to let the enquiry run its course." - December 03, 2008 7:13 pm
- Carl Eve said...
And please - your comment on this too...
2nd December 2008 Association of Police Authorities Chairman, Bob Jones, said: "The recent controversy over the arrest of Damien Green clearly illustrates the difficulties when it can be alleged that police investigations are for party-political purposes.
"Because politicians are not above the law, there will inevitably be police investigations on issues such as postal voting and cash for honours, as well as cases like the current controversy.
"It is essential for public confidence that the police are properly accountable for impartially carrying out the law of the land. Currently, only in London, can the police be described as being accountable to a single political party, through either the Home Secretary or the London Mayor. Elsewhere in the country police are accountable to police authorities which cannot have a party-political majority, thereby offering assurance to local people that the police are accountable to all of the community, not a single vested interest.
"Outside of London, allegations of Chief Constables working to a party political agenda are rare, as the balanced structure of police authorities which oversee local policing, means this allegation has no credibility.
"The proposals from all three front benches, including the government's proposals to introduce direct elections to police authorities, would re-introduce a party political majority to whole swathes of the country, opening up even more allegations of a party political agenda to the detriment of both policing and politics.
"All 3 front benches need to think again. For policing to have the confidence of our communities the service must be transparently accountable to the whole of the community. Reintroducing party politics to British policing will cause immense damage to public confidence in the Service."
Carl Eve - December 03, 2008 7:15 pm
The terms 'arrestable offence' and 'serious arrestable offence' that some commentators are using in reference to this matter are erroneous. These legal phrases have been obsolete in England and Wales since 2006.
- December 03, 2008 10:11 pm
- janus said...
I note some one saying that a warrant is unnecessary where consent is given for a search. Consent by whom? Did Damian Green consent? Can the Commons staff consent on his behalf?
Some others have been saying s 18 of PACE dispenses with a warrant. Damian Green's custody record will have to show that a sec 18 search was authorised by an officer of a certain rank.
Even if the police went over to the commons armed with this authority the police would have had to inform the Commons staff -if not the speaker- that they were there to carry out a search under sec 18.
But the staff would not have known that the search was a s 18 search until they were told as such. You cannot expect them to have asked the police: Are you here on a s 18 search? it seems improbable. Moreover, it is very likely that the person in question would not haveknown of s 18. In any event, if it was a s 18 search the police would have told her it was a s 18 search.
The more natural thing is to ask for a warrant.
Moreover, it would be equally natural for the police to have told them that they did not require a warrant because they had the power under s 18. Ergo, there was no s 18 search.
It is no use saying now that s 18 enabled a search. - December 03, 2008 10:22 pm


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t is still crucial that webmasters take precautions to make sure that the security of their sites and data are not inadvertently compromised.6
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So if you see a hosting site that is telling you its only a few dollars a month that is not including security. By the time you add security you $4.00 a month plan has just jumped to around double to 3 times the quoted amount.
If you are looking for a secure and best deal on hosting make sure that the hosting provider keeps all you private information private and its included at no extra charge. if they try to charge you extra for what everyone else includes already find another web hosting company.
Thanks for this wonderful guide.
Really hackers are going to make life hectic if we don't have security to our hostings, thanks for sharing this great article with us.
Wonderful and informative stuff thank for such an awesome post.
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Contemplative worship — with its emphasis on prayer and reading that leads participants into a silent, meditative encounter with God — pushes some Baptists outside their comfort zone.
But the increasingly popular approach sits comfortably with historic Baptist values, according to several advocates of this ancient worship style.
"Contemplative worship is consistent with Baptist tradition, and it can enrich and enhance that tradition," said Randy Ashcraft, pastor in residence at the Virginia Baptist Mission Board.
As part of his assignment to foster spiritual formation among Baptists in Virginia, Ashcraft regularly employs contemplative spiritual practices — most recently at a weekend retreat in Richmond that drew dozens and culminated in silent, meditative worship.
Baptist values such as the priesthood of the believer, the centrality of Jesus and a desire to be truly connected to God "all find a home easily in the contemplative worship tradition," Ashcraft said.
In Waco, Texas, the pastor of DaySpring Baptist Church finds similar convergences.
"Baptists are people who have consistently desired personal connection with God, and the nature of the contemplative life is very much that God may be encountered personally," said Pastor Eric Howell, whose congregation describes itself as "a Baptist church in the contemplative tradition."
"Another consistency is the belief that God is actually present and active in the worship service, and in the lives and hearts of the worshippers, in a way that is not ultimately dependent on what happens from the microphone. Contemplative worship affirms the congregation's participation in worship at the deepest level."
Both Ashcraft and Howell say the doctrine of the priesthood of the believer — the quintessential Baptist insistence on humanity's direct access to God through Jesus — makes contemplative worship a compelling spiritual exercise for Baptists.
Michael Sciretti, minister of spiritual formation at Freemason Street Baptist Church in Norfolk, Va., shares that view. He calls the "unmediated experience of God" one of the root images of Christian spirituality.
"We need to reclaim the language of priesthood and that all of us are priests," said Sciretti. "To say we are a priest means we have 'temple' duties and functions. [The Apostle] Paul teaches that the Christian is a temple of the Holy Spirit, and the Jewish temple had chambers, the preeminent chamber being the Holy of Holies.
"Therefore, contemplative worship — or 'con-templing' worship — is about going into the innermost chamber to experience and encounter God in our own hearts."
Sciretti developed that idea in a book, Entempling: Baptist Wisdom for Contemplative Prayer, that he edited with Blake Burleson, associate dean for undergraduate studies at Baylor University's College of Arts and Sciences. The book is a compilation of writings by four centuries of Baptists, both well-known and obscure.
"The historical Baptist focus on experience with and relationship to the Divine Presence provides an important foundational element for contemplative prayer, meditation and worship," said Burleson. "It is necessary for the contemplative [worshiper] to bring his or her presence into the Divine Presence."
The "unmediated experience" is deeply rooted in the Baptist experience, said Bill Leonard, professor of Baptist studies and church history at Wake Forest University School of Divinity.
"The idea of the direct encounter of each individual with God through Christ lends itself to times of reflection, prayer and contemplative worship," said Leonard. "One need only read [John] Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress to recognize the spirituality emphasized by 17-century Baptists."
But, Leonard added, an inclination among Baptists in the American South toward evangelistic action — doing rather than being — probably diminished the value of contemplative worship in their eyes.
"Baptist emphasis on immediate Christian (evangelistic) activism has tended to minimize the sense of the contemplative in much of Baptist spirituality," he said. "When I have taken Baptist students to monasteries, they always ask, 'What are these monks doing to express their Christian witness?' The monks explain that their life is their witness."
Howell noted that practicing silence is foreign to some Baptists — especially silence that is something other than "a prelude to what is really happening or silence as an indication that someone forgot their part."
"At the heart of contemplative worship is the silence between words," he said. "This can feel contradictory to a tradition that emphasizes the spoken and proclaimed Word. I see this as complementary, but someone unfamiliar with this approach to worship might be thrown off."
But Ashcraft said that "contradiction" can be bridged.
"When I was growing up, everyone was encouraged to have a 'quiet time' intended to be an opportunity to be nurtured by Scripture, to listen to the voice of God, to respond to that voice, to engage in confession and, hopefully, to sense God's purpose for one's life," he said. "That essentially describes the tradition of lectio divina" — an ancient Christian contemplative practice of Scripture reading, meditation and prayer.
Reclaiming that tradition in part motivated the Virginia Spirituality Institute, being developed by Ashcraft and Sciretti, along with two Richmond pastors, Drexel Rayford and Sammy Williams.
"Our aim is to be a resource, to provide education and opportunities for Baptists in Virginia and elsewhere to sense the fresh winds from contemplative worship," he said. "We have found that it is rejuvenative and builds hope in the lives of individuals who sit in congregations each week."
Howell offered a warning for Baptist churches exploring contemplative worship.
"Please don't make 'contemplative' the next brand or style of worship," he said. "While we have discovered many young people hungering for the expression of worship and faith that we practice, churches need to understand the contemplative life is not a strategy to reach 'emergent young people.' It's a way of life and posture toward God that may or may not attract people.
"The utility of the worship service becomes secondary to the encounter with the living God that happens when people slow down and listen and trust themselves and one another in God's presence."
Robert Dilday (firstname.lastname@example.com) is managing editor of the Religious Herald.


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Sha Hwang has created a bookmarklet that you can add to your browser and use it to slitscan any Youtube or Vimeo video! Just drag this link to your bookmark bar: slitscanner. Then open a video in Vimeo (make sure you are using HTML5) and click on the bookmarklet. SO COOOL.
I created the above image using this Lazer Sword video (this is also the example Sha uses on his site). Sha says users can download the code and modify it. He's publishing slitscans to: shahwang.tumblr.com


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A quarter century of tech bugs
In 1982, the only computer virus people had to worry about was something of a poet. Once the mischievous code lodged itself into an Apple II computer, the virus spouted verse:
"It will get on all your disks/ It will infiltrate your chips/ Yes it's Cloner!" the bardic virus displayed on screens every 50th time the machine started up. "It will stick to you like glue/ It will modify RAM too/ Send in the Cloner!"
If only today's computer viruses were so benign.
Twenty-five years later, the worms, bots, and other "malware" that sneak onto computers are far more than mere annoyances. They swindle users, overwhelm networks, and cause billions of dollars in damage each year.
Such a future was unimaginable to Richard Skrenta when he programmed that first virus back in 1982. He was 15 at the time. Calling his code the "Elk Cloner" – after the elk head trophy that hung in his father's study – the ninth-grader released the program as a practical joke.
The code infected operating systems, then spread to floppy disks, then contaminated other operating systems, and copied itself to other floppies.
It infected his friend's computers, as intended. But before long, the poem popped up on his math teacher's computer, and later on the computers of complete strangers.
"I realized that it would spread, but my imagination didn't picture it spreading all around the world," says Mr. Skrenta, who last month stepped down as CEO of the social networking site Topix.net to pursue other start-ups. He seems to get a kick out of reporters still asking questions about his little prank 25 years later.
"What you have to remember is that there were no laws against this kind of thing," he says. "The idea of the evil hacker didn't even exist at the time."
But as more programmers thought up wicked malware, media attention followed.
There was the infamous "Morris worm" that wiggled through the nascent Internet in 1988. Programmed by a Cornell University student, the worm clogged systems across the country and cost researchers up to $10 million in lost time as they weeded out the self-replicating code.
Then came the "Michelangelo virus," a ticking-bomb program that threatened to erase thousands of hard drives simultaneously on March 6, 1992. Like the Y2K bug that followed, however, Michelangelo scared more people than it hurt.
These early codes and the scores that came in between had a much different goal than today's crop of malware. They were designed to vandalize, earn bragging rights, and tinker with new technology. It was a time of hobbyists, says Zulfikar Ramzan, a senior principal researcher at the computer security firm Symantec in Cupertino, Calif.
But around 2001, the trend shifted. Amateur-made viruses gave way to a new breed – one that was more evolved, relied on stealth, and targeted your wallet.
New schemes, new virus vocabulary
So what changed? For one, a growing number of Americans started to use the Internet for banking, shopping, and advertising. Once real money started flying through cyberspace, hackers began to devise nefarious business plans.
"It used to be that most of the new malware we discovered appeared during nights and weekends – when hobbyists would have time to work on them," Mr. Ramzan says. "Nowadays, the virus writers are more active during office hours."
Hackers no longer want to share poetry or wipe your hard drive clean. After all, if a virus erases disks, it erases itself – and the opportunity to take advantage of unsuspecting computer users would be lost.
Now viruses can infect computers and the user might never know. Digital beasties such as "rootkits" burrow deep into operating systems. "Spyware" lurks behind the scenes, quietly sending passwords or other data to hackers. "Bots" can even allow hackers to take over systems. Once "bot herders" lasso enough computers, they can order thousands of hijacked machines to stampede networks, overwhelming websites and possibly blackmailing the companies that run them.
Bots in particular are hard to track down because they are often international in scope, says Dave Marcus, security research and communications manager for McAfee's antivirus lab in Santa Clara, Calif. A herder can operate in Romania, commandeer a computer in China, and then attack a network in the United States.
In fact, he says, 80 to 90 percent of all spam comes from infected machines.
Another major change from the hobbyist phase to today's era of full-time criminal coders: sheer volume.
In 2002, McAfee's antivirus team found 100 new malware designs each week, says Mr. Marcus. Now, the Internet snoopers discover 125 to 175 new codes every day.
Hackers caused $13.3 billion in damages last year, according to a report released last month by Computer Economics, a digital research firm in Irvine, Calif. But thanks to wider adoption of security software, that number is down from $17.5 billion in 2004.
One challenge in fighting malware is that current antivirus measures are still largely reactive. Once a company spots a problem, it can take days or weeks to plug the hole – plenty of time for viruses to slip in.
Of course, the biggest problem is not the computer's defenses, it's the people using the machines, says Richard Ford, director of the Center for Security Science at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Fla.
"Humans are always going to be the weakest link," he says. "If a hacker can convince you to download a malicious file or, better yet, trick you into deleting good files, then it doesn't matter what precautions you have in place."
A future threat: cellphone viruses
Antivirus experts agree that it's just a matter of time before cellphone viruses reach US shores. They already exist in England and Japan, where mobile phones play a bigger role in everyday life.
"One thing protecting Americans now is that there is no dominant cellphone standard," unlike on computers, where Microsoft Windows enjoys a 90 percent market share, says Ramzan. However, "I wouldn't be surprised if something came up soon to attack the BlackBerry."
Earlier this week, a team of security advocates claimed to have cracked Apple's month-old iPhone, allowing hackers to swipe personal information from users.
The development is a sign that computer viruses will stalk networks long after this silver anniversary fades.
"Fifty years from now we'll still be plugging away," says McAfee's Marcus. "But let me say this: We're at the front lines of this fight, and even though there is so much that we deal with, even we don't think it's doomsday."


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Yahoo! hands Icahn board seat, ends battle
No! more! letters!
Microhoo! Yahoo! and Carl Icahn have agreed to settle their differences and call off their proxy battle for control of the company.
Icahn had proposed an alternative slate of directors and called on shareholders to vote in his favour at a general meeting 1 August. The bazillionaire greenmailer wanted to take control of the board in order to sell Yahoo! to Microsoft.
Under today's accord, he gets a seat on the board alongside two nominees from his original list of eight plus Jonathan Miller, former CEO of AOL. The two extra directors will be chosen by Yahoo!'s governance committee.
The board will expand to 11 people - Roy Bostock, Ronald Burkle, Eric Hippeau, Vyomesh Joshi, Arthur Kern, Mary Agnes Wilderotter, Gary Wilson and Jerry Yang all stay on the board.
As part of the deal Carl Icahn, who owns just under five per cent of Yahoo!'s shares, agrees to vote in favour of the Board's nominees and withdraw his alternative slate of directors.
Icahn hailed the settlement: "While I continue to believe that the sale of the whole company or the sale of its search business in the right transaction must be given full consideration, I share the view that Yahoo!'s valuable collection of assets positions it well to continue expanding its online leadership and enhancing returns to stockholders."
How the two sides will achieve a friendly working relationship remains to be seen. The regular exchange of letters between each side has become increasingly vituperative and personal in recent weeks.
Yahoo! chairman Roy Bostock thanked Robert Kostick, who is stepping down from the board to concentrate his job as CEO of Activision Blizzard.
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"For more than twenty-five years of major and continuing contributions to the science and technology of molecular beam epitaxy, and for the growth of heterogeneous compound semiconductor structures that have furthered both device applications and physical understanding of low dimensional structures."
Arthur Gossard received his bachelor's degree in physics summa cum laude in 1956 from Harvard University and his Ph.D. in physics from University of California, Berkeley (1960). He was Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff of AT&T Bell Laboratories between 1960 to 1987 and has been Professor of Materials and Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of California, Santa Barbara since 1987.
His research involves the growth of artificially structured materials by molecular beam epitaxy. His special interests are molecular beam epitaxy, the growth of quantum wells and superlattices and their applications to high performance electrical and optical devices and the physics of low-dimensional structures. He grew the first alternate monolayer artificial superlattices in semiconductors and the first modulation doped quantum wells.
He was co-discoverer of the quantum confined Stark effect and the fractional quantization of the Hall effect. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and was co-recipient (with Horst Stormer and Daniel Tsui) of the 1983 Oliver Buckley Condensed Matter Physics prize of the American Physical Society.
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